In the Matter of the Necessity for the Hospitalization of Mabel B., In the Matter of the Necessity for the…

Summary

The court held that detaining Mabel B. and Sarah D. for more than two weeks before transporting them to a designated facility for evaluation violated substantive due process. Pre-evaluation confinement must bear a reasonable relation to the limited purpose of the evaluation order, and the State's lack of available beds was insufficient justification for the extended detentions. The court vacated the superior court orders maintaining both respondents' pre-transport holds.